Green End 1 North Street Castle Acre KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE32 2BA Data via plota.co.uk

25/00189/TREECA - Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Trees in the hedge along the rear boundary have become overgrown and need to be reduced to around 2 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2025
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Approved
14 Oct 2025

Approved on 14 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Castle Acre Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 188 m away: Castle Acre Castle, town defences and Bailey Gate; National infrastructure project 1365 m away: The Droves Solar Farm; SSSI 392 m away: River Nar SSSI; Inside the Castle Acre built-up area; Priority habitat 13 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £225,000 in October 2019. Semi-detached house, freehold.

2 October 2019£225,000
29 April 2016£140,000
31 July 2013£140,000
8 November 2011£115,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area90 m² (969 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (17 out of 100), could reach F
PropertySemi-detached house, 3 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, dual fuel (mineral and wood)
WallsGranite or whin, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2011, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Kings Lynn
Application type
Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
PE32 2BA
Received
2 Sept 2025
Validated
2 Sept 2025
Ward
Massingham With Castle Acre
Parish
Castle Acre
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2025
Decision
Tree Application - No objection
Decision date
14 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 6 days slower than Kings Lynn's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
345decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Kings Lynn in the last twelve months, from validation. Kings Lynn decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14300043
Planning Portal ref
PP-14300043
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
Kings Lynn
Planning Authority Score
8.4/10
Excellent
#17 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Kings Lynn is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #20 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kings Lynn decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #133 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #82 of 296
87%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #20 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #41 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
261 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,216
Total decisions
131 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.